Safety of universal provision of iron through home fortification of complementary foods in malaria-endemic areas

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 555-559

  Dewey, Kathryn G ^a   Baldiviez, Lacey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; COOKING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; MALARIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOKING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON, DIETARY; MALARIA; MICRONUTRIENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871859360     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.111.001131     Document Type: Conference Paper

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